EurKEY Next — The European Keyboard Layout

The complete key map for each version, showing all modifier layers and dead key compositions.

Hold Shift or Option to preview modifier layers. Click a yellow dead key to see its compositions. Press Esc to go back.

Download EurKEY Next PDF

Features

Dead Keys for
Diacritics

Type accented characters (ä, é, ñ, č, …) using intuitive Option-key combinations. No character palette needed.

ISO + ANSI
Compatible

Built for ISO MacBooks, fully compatible with ANSI keyboards. All characters remain accessible via dead keys.

Ships Multiple
Versions

Ships EurKEY Next, v1.4, v1.3, and v1.2 in a single bundle. Pick the one that fits your workflow.

Packaged for
Easy Installation

Download the DMG, drag the bundle to Keyboard Layouts, log out. Done in under a minute.

Installation

1

Download

Get the latest .dmg from GitHub Releases. Open it and drag EurKEY-Next.bundle to the Keyboard Layouts folder.

2

Log out

Log out and back in (or restart) so macOS picks up the new layout.

3

Add the layout

Open System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources. Click Edit…, then + to add a new input source. Search for "EurKEY Next" and select it.

System Settings showing the Edit button for input sources Dialog to add a new input source EurKEY Next in the input sources list
4

Select it

Click the input source icon in the menu bar and switch to EurKEY Next.

Selecting EurKEY Next from the menu bar dropdown